Glaisher-Coxwell Balloon Flight
by Doc Braham
Title
Glaisher-Coxwell Balloon Flight
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Doc Braham
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Photograph - Photography, Pop Art, Contemporary, Black & White, Portfolio, Original Art, High Class Fashion, Painting, Conceptual, Mixed Media, Abstract, Contemporary, Success, Unique, Odd, Quirky
Description
Glaisher and Coxwell made a series of balloon flights to study the moisture content of the air. Their third and most important flight took place on 5th September 1862 from Stafford Road Gasworks, where there was a plentiful supply of town gas for the balloon.
The balloon was 55 feet in diameter, and 80 feet high, with a capacity of 93,000 cubic feet. On the day Glaisher filled the balloon basket with 17 scientific instruments and they lifted off at 3 minutes past one.
During the flight he intended to constantly monitor the instruments to discover the quantity of moisture that the air carried at different altitudes. The balloon rose into the cloud at 5,000 feet, and broke through it onto a plateau of cloud.
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July 11th, 2018
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